Coffee - Chapter Five
Belle smiled another "Hi" to Shawn as she nervously watched his face for any sign of emotion but she couldn't see anything.
"Hi Belle. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Shawn took Belle's hand and kissed it ever so gently while sending shivers down her sides.
Belle eyes widened at what he had just said.
"He.... He doesn't recognize me."
"Belle, Philip and I are going to go catch up. Why don't you and Shawn get to know each other a little better."
Mimi winked as her and Philip walked away.
Belle watched as Philip and Mimi walked out of sight and turned her attention back to Shawn.
"I know this may be a little awkward but do you think we could go outside. I prefer not being in a crowded room."
"Sure, that sounds good."
Belle retrieved her coat from the rack and walked out the door to meet Shawn.
"So why exactly did you want to come outside?"
Shawn smiled at Belle.
"I could tell you weren't exactly comfortable being in there."
He had been about ten minutes and already Shawn could tell what Belle was feeling.
"I'm glad you noticed. So what should we talk about? I know, how was your day?"
"My day? It was going all right until I met this accidental psycho at Java Cafe."
"Oh."
Belle frowned.
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"So Mimi, I'm glad to here that life is treating you good. It's been a long time since we've had a conversation like this."
Philip and Mimi swayed to soft jazz music playing.
"I know Philip. I wish we could do it again. I miss the old days. We used to have lots of fun together. Me, you, and Belle and our old friends of course."
"You know, I was thinking. Maybe we could have dinner at Tuscany one day next week to catch up, What'd say?"
"Sounds wonderful. Maybe Shawn and Belle can join us. It could be like a double date."
"Sure, Shawn needs to find someone. He seems miserable."
"I know what you mean. Belle does too. All she does is work or sleep or clean her apartment. I mean she is my dearest friend but she has no social life at all."
"So it's settle then. You and me and Shawn and Belle will have dinner next Friday around 7:00 P.M. Does that sound okay?"
"Sounds great."
Mimi leaned her head on Philip's shoulder and closed her eyes wishing this night would never end.
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"He thinks I'm an accidental psycho?"
Tears began to form in her eyes. She was glad Shawn had his head turned giving her time to rub her watery eyes.
"This waitress came up to me and asked what I wanted. I said a Black Coffee and she left. When she started to come back, a boy accidentally hit her making her spill the hot coffee all over me. It was burning my skin off. I flipped then. I guess I shouldn't have jumped all over her when I did but still I never wanted to see that BITCH again. She should have been watching where she was going."
Shawn turned back to see Belle's sad eyes forming small tears in the corners.
"Belle? What's wrong? Did I say something?"
"How could he say such dire things about anyone especially me, the woman that loves him? How could I love such a cold, heartless man? No, the word for him was brute."
Belle stared in Shawn remorseful eyes with rage of anger in her own.
Belle raised her hand and slapped Shawn across his face leaving a red mark on his left cheek.
Belle smiled another "Hi" to Shawn as she nervously watched his face for any sign of emotion but she couldn't see anything.
"Hi Belle. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Shawn took Belle's hand and kissed it ever so gently while sending shivers down her sides.
Belle eyes widened at what he had just said.
"He.... He doesn't recognize me."
"Belle, Philip and I are going to go catch up. Why don't you and Shawn get to know each other a little better."
Mimi winked as her and Philip walked away.
Belle watched as Philip and Mimi walked out of sight and turned her attention back to Shawn.
"I know this may be a little awkward but do you think we could go outside. I prefer not being in a crowded room."
"Sure, that sounds good."
Belle retrieved her coat from the rack and walked out the door to meet Shawn.
"So why exactly did you want to come outside?"
Shawn smiled at Belle.
"I could tell you weren't exactly comfortable being in there."
He had been about ten minutes and already Shawn could tell what Belle was feeling.
"I'm glad you noticed. So what should we talk about? I know, how was your day?"
"My day? It was going all right until I met this accidental psycho at Java Cafe."
"Oh."
Belle frowned.
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"So Mimi, I'm glad to here that life is treating you good. It's been a long time since we've had a conversation like this."
Philip and Mimi swayed to soft jazz music playing.
"I know Philip. I wish we could do it again. I miss the old days. We used to have lots of fun together. Me, you, and Belle and our old friends of course."
"You know, I was thinking. Maybe we could have dinner at Tuscany one day next week to catch up, What'd say?"
"Sounds wonderful. Maybe Shawn and Belle can join us. It could be like a double date."
"Sure, Shawn needs to find someone. He seems miserable."
"I know what you mean. Belle does too. All she does is work or sleep or clean her apartment. I mean she is my dearest friend but she has no social life at all."
"So it's settle then. You and me and Shawn and Belle will have dinner next Friday around 7:00 P.M. Does that sound okay?"
"Sounds great."
Mimi leaned her head on Philip's shoulder and closed her eyes wishing this night would never end.
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"He thinks I'm an accidental psycho?"
Tears began to form in her eyes. She was glad Shawn had his head turned giving her time to rub her watery eyes.
"This waitress came up to me and asked what I wanted. I said a Black Coffee and she left. When she started to come back, a boy accidentally hit her making her spill the hot coffee all over me. It was burning my skin off. I flipped then. I guess I shouldn't have jumped all over her when I did but still I never wanted to see that BITCH again. She should have been watching where she was going."
Shawn turned back to see Belle's sad eyes forming small tears in the corners.
"Belle? What's wrong? Did I say something?"
"How could he say such dire things about anyone especially me, the woman that loves him? How could I love such a cold, heartless man? No, the word for him was brute."
Belle stared in Shawn remorseful eyes with rage of anger in her own.
Belle raised her hand and slapped Shawn across his face leaving a red mark on his left cheek.